Election 2018: Secretary of State Candidate Alex Padilla

Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla speaks onstage at 2018 Women's March Los Angeles at Pershing Square on January 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for The Women's March Los Angeles )

Alex Padilla, who has served as California Secretary of State since 2015, is running for re-election against Republican Mark Meuser. Padilla joins Forum to discuss what he hopes to achieve in a second term and the increasing visibility of the Secretary of State position.